2000 Grambling State Tigers football team explained

Year:2000
Team:Grambling State Tigers
Sport:football
Conference:Southwestern Athletic Conference
Short Conf:SWAC
Division:West Division
Tsnrank:13
Record:10–2
Conf Record:6–1
Head Coach:Doug Williams
Hc Year:3rd
Off Coach:Melvin Spears
Oc Year:3rd
Stadium:Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
Champion:Black college football national champion
SWAC champion
SWAC West Division champion
Conf Champ:SWAC Championship Game
Conf Champ Result:W 14–6 vs. Alabama A&M

The 2000 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Doug Williams, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, winning the SWAC West Division title. Grambling State beat Alabama A&M in the SWAC Championship Game to the conference title. The team was also recognized as a black college football national champion. The Tigers offense scored 300 points while the defense allowed 207 points on the season.[1] Grambling State played home games at Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium in Grambling, Louisiana.

Schedule

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Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL team
Scotty Anderson Wide receiver 5 148Detroit Lions
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: DeLassus . David . Grambling State Yearly Results: 2000–2004 . College Football Data Warehouse . October 25, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194733/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/southwestern/grambling_state/2000-2004_yearly_results.php . October 29, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .
  2. Web site: 2001 NFL Draft . Pro-Football-Reference.com . October 25, 2013.